I don't consider any of those comments to be "treating as sex objects". They're harmless. Judge people on their actions, not on words.

What I do have a problem with, a very very big problem with, is people who get offended at every fucking thing. (Guardian readers)

Someone tweeted that Tom Daley looks gay? Get offended! Report them to the police!!!! Someone tweeted that Adele's baby should be killed? Write endless newspaper articles about trolls and bullying and how the police need to act.

Sorry, but you're part of the problem here. When the government starts to crack down on what you can and can't say... for example "Oh that 14 year old girl has some womanly curves"... it'll be your fault.

shrug They said a teenager had "womanly curves". It's hardly crime of the century is it now. I can totally understand how it would absolutely offend and outrage Gruaniad readers to their socialist core though.

People need to stop being so very outraged and offended by everything.

You sound kinda ridiculous. Obviously you're just extremely left wing.

It's the biggest online newspaper in the world, and has a readership of several million.

If something is very big, you can find bad stuff about it if you dig deep enough.

Also, it's not like people on Reddit (extremely socialist) would generally like The Daily Mail (right of center). You're not raising awareness, you're just circlejerking and confirming your own biased opinions.

History is strewn with examples of Collectivism (Socialism, Communism and Fascism) ending badly. I do not think any of these serve people. They serve the state, and those in power. They trap people into poverty and keep them there.

tip: maybe they shouldn't have children if they can't afford to provide what they want for them?
The government isn't some bottomless pit of money, although some treat it like that (Socialists mainly).

If price fixing and wage fixing is done by the same people, who do you think is going to benefit from this?

The state, and collectivism in general. That's who benefits and derives power from intervention like this.

"can't afford" doesn't feature in a free market. They will pay the minimum required to get the type of employees they want. Just like we will pay the minimum for a loaf of bread, to get the quality of bread we want.

Would you be happy with the state intervening and price fixing bread at say $10 a loaf, since you wanting cheap bread is just you being greedy and selfish?

The only valid reason to join a union is if your work is so useless that the market doesn't value it very highly. And in that case, you should probably train to become more valuable to the market, instead of trying to blackmail and force the market into paying you more.

This isn't about rich/poor/power etc. This is simple supply and demand. If there's a glut of people who can do your job, then guess what? You won't be paid very much.

Socialists love the divisive "rich vs poor" 99% thing because it makes you loyal to them and gives them more power. But it's utter BS. You don't need a union, what you need is determination to succeed and belief in your own abilities.